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Dell PowerEdge R750 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the serial COM port

The procedure to install serial COM port from Riser 3 or 4 is same.

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud.
    NOTE:The serial COM port is supported only in slot 4 or slot 8 of the expansion card riser.

Steps

  1. Open the latch on the expansion card riser and remove the filler bracket from the expansion card riser.
  2. Slide the serial COM port into the expansion card riser and close the latch.
    Figure 1. Installing the serial COM port
    This image shows how to Install the Serial COM port.
  3. Connect the serial COM port cable to the rear I/O board.
  4. Holding the edges or the touch points, align the holes on the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board.
  5. Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector.
  6. Tighten the captive screws on the system.
    Figure 2. Connecting the serial COM port
    This image shows how to Install the Serial COM port.

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